Yield 24 Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:

To Toast Sesame Seeds: Pour seeds into a pie pan and place in a 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) oven for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir seeds occasionally. Cream the butter or margarine with the vanilla until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners’ sugar gradually, beating until fluffy. Add egg and beat thoroughly. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add in thirds to the creamed mixture. After each addition of the flour mixture stir in the toasted sesame seeds. Mix until blended. Cover and chill dough for at least 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll 1/3 of the dough at a time to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with a 2 inch scalloped cutter. Transfer cookies to ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes.

Time 1h35m Yield about 20 sandwich cookies Number Of Ingredients 11 Steps:

Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to medium, beat in the egg and vanilla until well combined, then beat in the tahini until smooth. Reduce the speed to low, then beat in the flour mixture until the dough comes together (it will be quite soft). Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes (the dough will be soft but rollable). Put the sesame seeds in a small bowl. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls, roll them in the sesame seeds and space them about 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies until just puffed, lightly golden brown and just firm, about 12 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. Let the cookies cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer them to the rack to cool completely. To assemble: Spread 1/2 teaspoon jam on a cookie, then top with another cookie, pressing gently. Keep in an airtight container for 2 days; they will soften overnight.

Yield 24 cookies Number Of Ingredients 4 Steps:

Mix the sugar, sesame seeds and cinnamon in a small bowl. Lay out a 12-by-16-inch piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture evenly on the paper. Lay the puff pastry on top and sprinkle with another 1/2 cup of the sugar mixture. Roll out the dough into a 12-inch square, pressing the sugar into the dough with the rolling pin. Roll up the dough tightly into a log. Wrap in the parchment paper and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Slice the log into 1/2-inch-thick rounds and place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. (If the spirals unravel, pinch them back together.) Freeze until firm, about 20 minutes. Bake until the pastry is puffed and light brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the remaining sugar mixture. Return to the oven and bake until the cookies are glazed and golden, 10 to 15 more minutes. Use a spatula to transfer the warm cookies to another sheet of parchment paper, flipping them over before the sugar hardens. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

Time 1h Yield About 40 cookies Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets with butter. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the benne seeds, stirring them until coated. Toast the seeds, stirring frequently, until fragrant and darkened a shade, 2 to 3 minutes. Take care not to burn the seeds and turn down the heat if needed. Scrape onto a plate and let cool completely. Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, cream together the remaining 8 tablespoons/115 grams butter and both sugars until well combined and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Add the cooled toasted benne seeds and the vanilla, then stir in the flour mixture. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the cookie dough at least 2 1/2 inches apart on 1 prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. Remove the wafers from the cookie sheet immediately and place on waxed or parchment paper to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough on the second cookie sheet, reusing the first sheet when it’s cool, if needed.

Time 1h10m Yield 6 Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:

Combine sugar and shortening in a bowl to make a paste. Add rice flour, baking powder, and ice water and mix everything into a dough ball. Wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Remove dough from fridge and separate into 6 equal portions. Roll into balls and flatten the balls into thin disks. Portion lotus paste into 6 equal parts and roll into small balls. Set a lotus paste ball in the center of the flattened dough disks and wrap dough around the lotus paste. Roll between the palms of your hands until all the seams are gone and no lotus paste is showing. Pour sesame seeds onto a saucer and roll finished balls in the sesame seeds. Roll balls between your palms one more time to make sure sesame seeds stick. Pour oil into a pot and heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Drop balls into the hot oil and fry until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the hot oil with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb the excess oil Serve - be careful! The lotus paste inside the balls will be very hot.

Time 20m Yield 35 cookies Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:

Cream the butter with the sugar. Add the egg, beat then add the flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla and sesame seeds. Beat well. Drop teaspoons of dough on a greased baking sheet making sure to space out each cookie. Bake in a preheated oven of 340 F for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are hard. Let cool few seconds, then take them off the baking sheet carefully. Chilicat had 35 cookies, using a 1-teaspoon scoop.

Yield Makes about 48 cookies Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line four baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda, and set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, and beat until combined. Add reserved flour mixture, and beat until combined. Add toasted sesame seeds, and beat until incorporated. Using a spoon, drop cookie batter, about 1 tablespoon at a time, onto prepared baking sheets, allowing at least 2 inches between cookies for spreading. Bake until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven, and cool on a wire rack.

Time 20m Yield about 9 dozen. Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:

In a bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar; add egg and vanilla. Combine remaining ingredients; add to the creamed mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pan for 30 seconds before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yield Makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies Number Of Ingredients 11 Steps:

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then beat in tahini and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 2 batches, mixing until a crumbly dough forms. Transfer dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and press into a disk. Chill dough, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour. Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Stir together sesame seeds and luster dust (if using) in a small bowl. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll balls 1 at a time in seeds to coat and arrange 2 inches apart on lined baking sheets. Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until cookies are puffed and starting to crack, 12 to 15 minutes total. Cool on sheets 10 minutes (cookies will be very fragile when hot), then transfer from parchment to a rack to cool completely.

Time 30m Yield about 5-1/2 dozen. Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:

In a large bowl, cream the shortening, butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Brush with milk; sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 400° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

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Time 31m Yield 48 cookies Number Of Ingredients 10 Steps:

Bake sesame seeds in preheated 350° oven on ungreased cookie sheet until golden, about 10 minutes. Set aside. Cream sugars and butter or margarine until smooth. Beat in peanut butter and egg. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, the salt, baking soda and nutmeg. Add to creamed mixture mixing until blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten criss-cross fashion with a floured fork. Sprinkle with remaining sesame seeds. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes.